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    == Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management ==
    == Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management ==
    Course code: MAR3LF002
    Teacher: Hanna Harilainen
    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 1 ===
    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 1 ===
    Course code: MAR3LF002
    Course code: MAR3LF002


    Teacher: Hanna Harilainen
    Teacher: Hanna Harilainen


    * '''[[w:Strategic management|Strategic management]]''' involves the formulation and implementation of the major goals and initiatives taken by a company's top management on behalf of owners, based on consideration of [[w:Factors of production|resources]] and an assessment of the internal and external environments in which the organization competes.
    * '''[[w:Strategic management|Strategic management]]''' involves the formulation and implementation of the major goals and initiatives taken by a company's top management on behalf of owners, based on consideration of [[w:Factors of production|resources]] and an assessment of the internal and external environments in which the organization competes.
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    ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoAOzMTLP5s Youtube: Business Model Canvas Explained]
    ** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoAOzMTLP5s Youtube: Business Model Canvas Explained]


    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 2 ===
    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 2 - Work roles in sales ===


    '''Some titles in sales:'''
    '''Some titles in sales:'''
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    * A '''[[w:value proposition|value proposition]]''' is a [[w:promise|promise]] of [[w:value (economics)|value]] to be delivered and acknowledged and a belief from the [[w:customer|customer]] that value will be appealed and experienced. ( Wikipedia )
    * A '''[[w:value proposition|value proposition]]''' is a [[w:promise|promise]] of [[w:value (economics)|value]] to be delivered and acknowledged and a belief from the [[w:customer|customer]] that value will be appealed and experienced. ( Wikipedia )


    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 3 ===
    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 3 - Sales process and sales management ===
     
    * '''[[w:Sales force management system|Sales force management system]]s''' are [[w:information systems|information systems]] used in CRM [[w:marketing|marketing]] and [[w:management|management]] that help automate some [[w:sales|sales]] and [[w:sales force management|sales force management]] functions.  They are often combined with a [[w:marketing information system|marketing information system]], in which case they are often called [[w:customer relationship management|customer relationship management]] (CRM) systems. ( Wikipedia )
     
    * A '''[[w:performance indicator|performance indicator]]''' or '''key performance indicator''' ('''KPI''') is a type of [[w:performance measurement|performance measurement]]. KPIs evaluate the success of an organization or of a particular activity in which it engages. ( Wikipedia )
     
    * A '''[[w:sales process|sales process]]''' is an approach to selling a product or service. The sales process has been approached from the point of view of an [[w:engineering|engineering]] discipline (see [[w:sales process engineering|sales process engineering]]). ( Wikipedia )
    * A '''[[w:sales process|sales process]]''' is an approach to selling a product or service. The sales process has been approached from the point of view of an [[w:engineering|engineering]] discipline (see [[w:sales process engineering|sales process engineering]]). ( Wikipedia )
    :In ''Management of a Sales Force'' (12th Ed. p. 66) by Rich, Spiro and Stanton a "sales process" is presented as consisting of eight steps. These are:  
    :In ''Management of a Sales Force'' (12th Ed. p. 66) by Rich, Spiro and Stanton a "sales process" is presented as consisting of eight steps. These are:  
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    :::::::** Gaining commitment
    :::::::** Gaining commitment
    ::::::::** Follow-up ( Wikipedia )
    ::::::::** Follow-up ( Wikipedia )
    * '''[[w:Sales force management system|Sales force management system]]s''' are [[w:information systems|information systems]] used in CRM [[w:marketing|marketing]] and [[w:management|management]] that help automate some [[w:sales|sales]] and [[w:sales force management|sales force management]] functions.  They are often combined with a [[w:marketing information system|marketing information system]], in which case they are often called [[w:customer relationship management|customer relationship management]] (CRM) systems. ( Wikipedia )
    * A '''[[w:performance indicator|performance indicator]]''' or '''key performance indicator''' ('''KPI''') is a type of [[w:performance measurement|performance measurement]]. KPIs evaluate the success of an organization or of a particular activity in which it engages. ( Wikipedia )


    * '''[[w:Sales process engineering|Sales process engineering]]''' is the [[w:engineering|engineering]] of better [[w:sales process|sales process]]es. It is thus the quest to design better ways of [[w:selling|selling]], making [[w:sales|salespeople's]] efforts more productive. ( Wikipedia )
    * '''[[w:Sales process engineering|Sales process engineering]]''' is the [[w:engineering|engineering]] of better [[w:sales process|sales process]]es. It is thus the quest to design better ways of [[w:selling|selling]], making [[w:sales|salespeople's]] efforts more productive. ( Wikipedia )
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    * '''[[w:Customer retention|Customer retention]]''' is the activity that a selling organization undertakes in order to reduce customer defections. Successful customer retention starts with the first contact an organization has with a customer and continues throughout the entire lifetime of a relationship. ( Wikipedia )
    * '''[[w:Customer retention|Customer retention]]''' is the activity that a selling organization undertakes in order to reduce customer defections. Successful customer retention starts with the first contact an organization has with a customer and continues throughout the entire lifetime of a relationship. ( Wikipedia )


    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 4 ===
    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 4 - Selling ICT services and products ===


    * A '''[[w:business idea|business idea]]''' is a [[w:concept|concept]] which can be used for [[w:Commerce|commercial]] purposes. It typically centers on a [[w:commodity|commodity]] or [[w:service (economics)|service]] that can be sold for money, according to a unique model. ( Wikipedia )
    * A '''[[w:business idea|business idea]]''' is a [[w:concept|concept]] which can be used for [[w:Commerce|commercial]] purposes. It typically centers on a [[w:commodity|commodity]] or [[w:service (economics)|service]] that can be sold for money, according to a unique model. ( Wikipedia )
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    * An '''[[w:elevator pitch|elevator pitch]]''', elevator speech, or elevator statement is a short summary used to quickly and simply define a person, profession, product, service, organization or event and its [[w:value proposition|value proposition]]. ( Wikipedia )
    * An '''[[w:elevator pitch|elevator pitch]]''', elevator speech, or elevator statement is a short summary used to quickly and simply define a person, profession, product, service, organization or event and its [[w:value proposition|value proposition]]. ( Wikipedia )


    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 5 ===
    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 5 - Visiting the Finnbuild fair ===
    * Finnbuild fair contacting
    * Visit Finnbuild fair and make contact with some to arrange a meeting with them
     
    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 6 ===


    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 7 - CRM in b-to-b services Segmentation in B2B ===
    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 6 - Guest speaker ===


    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 7 - CRM in B2B services and segmentation in B2B ===


    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 8 - Multichannel ===
    === Strategic Business-to-Business Relationship Management - Session 8 - Multichannel intergration ===


    '''[[w:Multichannel marketing|Multichannel marketing]]''' is the ability to interact with potential customers on various platforms. In this sense, a channel might be a retail store, a web site, a mail order catalogue, or direct personal communications by letter, email or text message. ( Wikipedia )
    '''[[w:Multichannel marketing|Multichannel marketing]]''' is the ability to interact with potential customers on various platforms. In this sense, a channel might be a retail store, a web site, a mail order catalogue, or direct personal communications by letter, email or text message. ( Wikipedia )